Star Wars Costume Causes School Evacuation

May the forth not be with you, we suppose.

Entirely unofficial, every year, May 4 becomes a celebration of all things Star Wars — because as the movie kind of says, "May the forth (or really, the force) be with you." And with the huge success of The Force Awakens in late 2015 — not to mention the impending release of The Last Jedi this coming December — it should really be no surprise that the Star Wars-inspired holiday has kinda blown up. But we definitely did not mean that in the literal sense.

We don't think an unnamed high school student did either when he got in on the action a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (kidding, it was this morning, in Green Bay, Wisconsin). To celebrate the day's impending festivities, he dressed as a Star Wars character — conflicting reports say that he was dressed as Darth Vader or a storm trooper. Anyway, it seems that a concerned parent mistook the costume for a bulletproof vest and immediately called the police and reported that someone was wearing body armor.

While we appreciate the parent's legitimate concern, it did cause quite a fracas: Police responded and Ashwaubenon High was put on lockdown and evacuated earlier today. However, it's reportedly all good with the cops and officials believe it was just an innocent mistake, though the school did say they'll be reiterating their no-costume policy. Further proof that underneath all, Darth Vader is a good guy. So may the forth be with you the rest of the day, even if it wasn't this morning.